ITI and Polytechnic Colleges to Introduce New Syllabus: Charanjit Singh Channi
- The government of Punjab will introduce the new syllabus at ITIs and polytechnic colleges to keep up with modern technologies.
- One of the major syllabus changes will be the inclusion of English language as a subject in the institutes from this year.
The state government is planning to implement new syllabus in theIndustrial Training Institutions-ITIsandPolytechnic Collegesfrom the new academic session. The state government is planning to introduce the new syllabus to improve the quality of technical education in the state to keep up the pace with modern technologies along with providing an option of education in Punjabi medium in the respective institutions.
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Charanjit Singh ChanniTechnical Education and Industrial Training Ministerstated that special teacher training programs were being conducted to inform and update the faculty of government industrial training institutions and polytechnic colleges. He also said that from this academic year English language as a subject will be introduced in the institutes so that the students get an equal opportunity to compete at national and international level. This initiative will also help them to gain the exposure and encourage overall development.
He also added that the state government will also introduce skill development centres in thegovernment technical institutesand polytechnic colleges. They will also providefree trainingto the students who are unable to afford it but have the required skillset and wish to make their career in same.
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While inaugurating the state-level job fair at Patti, Channi granted Rs. 1 crore for the infrastructural requirements of thesetechnical institutes. He also announced the commissioning of one unite each of welder, painter, computer hardware and other at governmentITI.